They lied about triple screen support

[Fliimsy]

It was confirmed that triple screen ''support'' will be exactly as it is in DR2.0, a stretched image over all three monitors. I literally ordered triple monitors and the mounting kit for my rig the moment that i read it would have triple screen support. devastated is an understatement. sure i can still enjoy them with AC and iracing (which i really do) but come the f@#k on dude, forget for a minute that they announced triple screen support, and have it plastered on the store page that it is supported, how do you make a ''racing sim'' in 2023 and not by default have triple screen support that all the other sims, Pcars2, AC, ACC, iRacing, R3E, Rfactor2, and beamng have?!! Simply unforgivable and am seriously considering canceling my preorder.

Link to the reddit thread that confirmed no proper triple support:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EASPORTSWRC/comments/16v3zej/so_no_triple_monitor_support_then/

[Marius]

I used to race in bonnetcam when I still had one 24 inch screen back in days. Cockpit it only viable in a triple screen, 49 inch, 34 inch, or VR.

[Hofstadter]

Messaggio originale di Paradox1126:

If you use anything but cockpit it's cheating :)

I once saw someone on a simracing forum saying that if you're playing with a wheel, you are cheating against the pad players. I couldn't help myself but laugh so hard. 😂

[Hofstadter]

Messaggio originale di karik_FIN_134:

Lots of people prefer bonnet because it gives an edge vs cockpit cameras. Specially when trying to get every second off from times.

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Messaggio originale di Marius:

I used to race in bonnetcam when I still had one 24 inch screen back in days. Cockpit it only viable in a triple screen, 49 inch, 34 inch, or VR.

People often thinks that cockpit view in racing games is realistic as hell, because you have the POV the "real" driver would have in a real car AKA behind the wheel.
Truth is it's that it never was, even when using triple screens. In a real car, our vision and perception of our surroudings are much bigger and wider, hence the whole "cockpit view is the closest to reality" is far from truth. The closest you can get is by using VR with a wide FOV, and even that is not enough to replicate the thing properly.

That's why a lot of simracers use the hoodcam with or without triples, because it get closer to the wide view you have when driving a real car, even if it seems artificially unrealistic at some points (like some examples given by karik_FIN_134). And the sense of speed aswell is much better.

[sebo]

Messaggio originale di Hofstadter:

People often thinks that cockpit view in racing games is realistic as hell, because you have the POV the "real" driver would have in a real car AKA behind the wheel.
Truth is it's that it never was, even when using triple screens. In a real car, our vision and perception of our surroudings are much bigger and wider, hence the whole "cockpit view is the closest to reality" is far from truth. The closest you can get is by using VR with a wide FOV, and even that is not enough to replicate the thing properly.

That's why a lot of simracers use the hoodcam with or without triples, because it get closer to the wide view you have when driving a real car, even if it seems artificially unrealistic at some points (like some examples given by karik_FIN_134). And the sense of speed aswell is much better.

Proper triple screen setup with angles and FOV, etc. the cockpit is superior to any other camera. you will never see any pro sim racer using any other camera.. go look on YT for proper setups that look almost as good as 1:1.

Some videos by an awesome sim racer about properly setting up triple screen for maximum immersion/realism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6edwFMu9jD8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XedzimclpBg

setup settings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlrM9nvi9J4

[ExoStac]

WTF

[Dragoon]

Messaggio originale di Paradox1126:

I feel like there will be a lot of players who are disappointed with this. As a rally addict I've lost hype for this title and don't have too much faith in what they're going to pump out.

Yep im out for good with Codemasters they are a bunch of grifters. They lied again and have zero interest im making a real sim only for the $.

[S. Shepherd Heart]

Messaggio originale di Hofstadter:

That's why a lot of simracers use the hoodcam with or without triples, because it get closer to the wide view you have when driving a real car, even if it seems artificially unrealistic at some points (like some examples given by karik_FIN_134). And the sense of speed aswell is much better.

Absolutely no real sim racer used bonnet cam. 0,0

[Paradox1126]

Messaggio originale di S. Shepherd Heart:

Messaggio originale di Hofstadter:

That's why a lot of simracers use the hoodcam with or without triples, because it get closer to the wide view you have when driving a real car, even if it seems artificially unrealistic at some points (like some examples given by karik_FIN_134). And the sense of speed aswell is much better.

Absolutely no real sim racer used bonnet cam. 0,0

Uhhh ohhh... you've done it now!!!

[Moga CMDR]

Wow, at least some folks know what proper triple monitor support is. Thanks for exposing the truth.

Sadly, most people don't get it, and think Nvidia surround is proper triple support. Lots of uniformed people in the FM forums got mad when some of us said that is not proper support, and it lacks a lot of functionality that helps you get the most out of the setup.

They say silly things like "I use nvidia surround like it was always intended for 6 years!". Grats on that. But that doesn't mean you get full control over each display. It's one fake display, you silly person.

[sebo]

Yes some devs? people don't actually understand what "triple screen support" really means.

Besides having a few extra adjustment options in the settings such as side monitor angle, distance from you to them, their size, etc. "Triple screen support" is when the game utilizes each monitor plugged into each GPU port as a separate viewport so the picture on each screen is rendered independently.

[McSpeedyPants]

I'm also very disappointed to read this. I moved from a single screen to triples about 6 months ago and immediately found that the stretched look of Dirt 2.0 ruined my enjoyment. After playing Iracing or Assetto Corsa (or even frickin truck simulator) with proper support, the stretched games feel weird and unnatural. Maybe it's me (I wear glasses), but I find it kind of hurts my brain. Ultimately it meant I played less of the rally games that used to be my favourite genre. I'm a grown up (sort of), so I know what I want and what I want is a sim experience.

Then, I see a lot of hype about a new Dirt/WRC title coming out, which will have triple support. I checked the Steam page for the game, and there was even a line about how the developers understand how some people don't like VR (sane people), and therefore the new WRC would offer triple support. I was sold. I didn't care if the stages were 20km or 8km, I didn't care if there were 15 cars or 50. I cared that it would feel like I was driving, because I knew that otherwise I just wasn't going to play it. I pre-ordered it, and got excited to get back into some rallying.

A week later, I read that "triple support" doesn't mean "triple monitor support". It means the same as it does for GTA V or Mario Kart or...well, anything that isn't a racing sim. It means sweet FA. I wan't my money back.

[Fliimsy]

Messaggio originale di kellemann:

This will backfire massively on CM/EA when you see videos like this being posted now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXDW3CDppVY&t=274s&ab_channel=KarlGosling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgOIYxu2LQQ

[sebo]

Looks like CM is coming through!

They updated the store page[i.imgur.com] that now shows "Ultrawide" support instead of "Triple screen" but right below it, it says that "multi-screen" options coming after launch.

[Fliimsy]

Messaggio originale di sebo:

Looks like CM is coming through!

They updated the store page[i.imgur.com] that now shows "Ultrawide" support instead of "Triple screen" but right below it, it says that "multi-screen" options coming after launch.

we did it lads!!!

[Swansonhart]

Messaggio originale di sebo:

...They updated the store page that now shows "Ultrawide" support...

Lol, there was no ultrawide support before? Gosh.